Allan Thomson (geologist)
Allan Thomson | |
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| Born | James Allan Thomson 27 July 1881 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 6 May 1928 (aged 46) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Relatives | George Thomson (father) Margaret Thomson (daughter) |
James Allan Thomson (27 July 1881 – 6 May 1928) was a New Zealand geologist, scientific administrator and museum director.
He was born in
Rhodes Scholar, Thomson studied geology, played rugby, rowed and ran at St John's College, Oxford
.
After doing geology in Australia, he was appointed palaeontologist with the
Te Papa) in 1914.[2]
He was accepted as a geologist on
pulmonary tuberculosis and was forced to withdraw. The tuberculosis continued to trouble him and his health declined.[2]
He was president of the
Clinton Coleridge Farr.[3]
His father George Thomson was a New Zealand scientist, educationalist, social worker and politician.[2] His daughter Margaret became a noted film director.[4]
Selected works
- Brachiopod morphology and genera: recent and tertiary Dominion Museum, 1927. Wellington New Zealand.
References
- ^ "Allan Thomson : New Zealand's first Rhodes scholar" (PDF). Otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Hornibrook, N. De B. "James Allan Thomson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Royal Society Te Apārangi - Presidents". Royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Margaret Thomson - NZ On Screen". Nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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